Is 16 months too early to put my son into a toddler bed. I was wanting to redo his room into thomas the tank engine-pooh right now, for christmas. My mom said that he wont be mature enough, but we have the house baby proofed and he is already up and going with walking. I plan on getting an extra rail for the bed so he doesn't roll out b/c he moves alot in his sleep. Am I just trying to make him grow up to fast or is he going to be ready. I don't know what else to do for christmas he has enough toys and clothes???
I think it just depends on the child. If he's okay with it and seems eager, then by all means, go ahead and let him. But if it's too much of a struggle on either of you, you may want to wait a while. Just play it by ear.
I think it would be okay.
You could put a gate up on his door when you go to bed. Our boy's room is right by ours so we can hear them if they need anything. A baby monitor would work, too.
Both of my children were in toddler beds by 17 months.The adjustment can be hard the first couple nights but that is the age they were able to start scaling up the bars.I don't believe its to young as long as you keep the same bedtime ruitine and don't give in to sleeping in it with him.It took my youngest 2 nights to finally lay herself down and go to sleep every since shes been fine.Just beware of things when he wakes up like whats plugged in.Night lights and such things they can play with.Thats the only thing I've had problems with.Good luck hope this helps:)
I think if he can climb out of the cirb it would be fine. You could still redo his room and keep the bed till you are sure he is ready. Also a toddler bed is much closer to the gound then a normal bed so if he did fall out it would be ok.
My almost 17 mo old moved to his big bed this weekend, my older son moved to his bed at 15 mo (both twins on box springs on the floor with a mesh rail) both my boys move around A TON as well-- we put the gate up for my first son at his door so if he woke up he couldnt wander out- he would even get up play a bit (we kept 'quiet' toys in his room) and then crawl back in bed when he was tired- he was a champ sleeper from that point on- the youngest is just fine with it too and we now have them in the same room in beds beside each other-- seems to be no issue-- I know lots of ppl wait till they are 2-3 but once they were walking fine and started climbing i didnt want the 'climb out of the crib' issue so we just tried the big bed- no looking back! We did put the mattress in the room(we moved him to the room next to his nursery) for him to 'play' on and get used to a couple weeks before we tried naps- by then he was used to it and it was no big deal! I bought the side rail at BRU for about $16 I think- works well for him to know where the side is--
My daughter was 15 months old when she started sleeping in a twin size bed. I took it off the frame so she could get in and out on her own.
I put my son in a Toddler bed at 17 months so I could have the crib for his sister. He did fine, it took some adjusting though, we also moved rooms and had a new bed all at once. We started out just letting him play in the room and the bed. Then we got him to take naps in his new bed and after naps he started sleeping all thru the night in the toddler bed.
I guess it all depends on the child, my daughter is 2 and I am just now thinking of putting her a toddler bed.
Hope this helps and good luck!
Hello,
I put all 3 of my children in toddler beds around 18-20 months. A week after I put my youngest in his toddler bed I attended a toddler sleep session and they said to leave them in the toddler bed as long as you can. I, like a lot of other parents I am sure took him out because he was climbing out of it. I figured 1 foot off the ground was better to fall from then the top of the railing on the crib. I mentioned...well what are you going to do tie them in there. She said sort of...which surprised me. She said to get a net, like the one you use to keep cats out and put over the top and keep the child in. I personally never did this but she was a known sleep specialist from a very popular children's hospital in St. Louis. She said the reason is that children that age can not understand to stay in bed. At that age they still are needing lots of sleep in order to develop everything right. Like I said...I never tried this but it made since. Perhaps you could ask your son's DR. they usually can provide you with the best suggestions.
The best present santa brought for my son last year was a train table. Santa got it from KB toys for like $90. It is a nice size table that has 2 boards that you can switch from green to white. There are 2 draws on each end to put toys in. My son has used it for everything! He plays with his trains, cars, puzzles, babydolls with his sisters...EVERYTHING. Wonderful investment Santa made.
Goodluck and let me know if you find anything out about what the sleep specialist said...I just would like to know if anyone actually followed her advice and how it worked.
N.
